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WILLIAM RUSSELL,Y ,orV ATLANTA, .esor Gnr,..Ass1GNoRro HiMsEL/r AND 'GEORGE Winsen?, or sans PLACE,

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`IMPROVD COTTON AND HAY-PRESS. l'

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T0 ALL WHOM 1T MAY CONCERN s 'I Be it known that L'WILLIM RUSSELL, of; Atlanta, in the connty of Fulton, and' State of Georgia, have i invented a new and improved Cotton and Hay-Prcss'; and Ido hereby declare thefollowing to he a fnil,icl e ,and enact'description-'ofthe same, reference being had to the accompanying. drawings forming part oi this specilicatio'mand in -\vl1ichr Figure 1'is an end view of myl invention'. e `Figure 2 is a side elevation ofthe same; .and

Figure 3 is an axial section through the lower part o'f the saine. A A This invention relates to that class of presses in which the power isl applied'to the follow-block by revolving the press-box. Y

My improvement consists in working the follow-block upon two screw-feds, in a device for causing the follow-block to adjust itself, and in a device which enables the apparatus to hejxsed as `'astationary or portable Ipress,`and to be worked eitherhy rotating the pressfbox upon a'ixed wheel, or rotating the wheel whiie the" Ybox s stationary. l. I Similar letters of reference indicate `corresponding parts in'the several gures.

Inlthe drawings, represents the box, B the-'follow-bloch-and FF theiframe which supports the box. In igfQyt'he lower part of `the box Ais 'represented as being open, a'portion, Eof one `or twesides being made solas to 'open vertically for the removal ofthevbale.` F is aroller, supporting the doors E of the press, and allowing it to ope-n, astabove described. When open, it is supported at the outer edge by rods or chains, rr.l e e Iare'bars, 'which confine the 'doors in position when closed. :D D are two bed-pieces or sleepers, crossed at right angles at their centre and framed'together. Upon them rest-two similar short pecesd d, so connected 'with the lower timbers as to be easily detached from themV whendesiredl yAit the centre oflthe pieces oZ d, onV their `'upper surface, is fixed a brass, cast-iron, or chilled plate,l having a'oentralV vertical lspindle, c', projecting-upward from it, andlworking in Va boi:V or socket, c, in the centre of the bettomzof the boxA,rfor'the"pur pose of supporting the latter and allowing it izo-rotate easily. isa large' gear-wheeL-resting on the pieces d and prevented froid-turning by lugs a' z',`between which the timbers el d closely't.' Around thelowernner edge ofthe rim of this wheel a ange, o, projects inward all arouudithe wheel, formi-ng a track upon which travel four .rollers orA trucks# t,i ri'orking in pins projecting from lugs Z [,xedto the under side oli' the box.V

-These rollers are not to support the weight of the box, but are 'to steady .the box whenit is nearly lled4 with'` hay, cotton&c., vand becomes topyheavy.` O neach sdeof the box is a stout vertical-screw rod, R R, having {ixedI to its lower end a small gear-wheel g g, gearing into 'and rotated by the rrheel G, and thns turning the screw-rods. From each end ot'- .thefollov'v-block projects a` stout arm, H," of Ithe form shown in` the drawings. extending from the i'ollow-blockthrough along vertical slot in the ends of thebox, then bending down 'and dividing into two stout plates or lugs h h, which receive and support trunnions do of a nut, V, through which passes the screw-rod R. `The top ofthe slots in each end of the box`is' seen at-va, iig. 1, where the slot widens out to receive the. arm when it is raised above the box,'and guide it into the slot. The main'portion of theslots can be seen in black lines at d a', iig. 1, behind the screwrod R, and eiztending down as far as it is necessary l for the arm H to descend with the follow-bloeit. Gude-plates w w maybe iix'ed to 4the end of the box., to aid in conducting .and steadyjngthe arios H H into their proper position as the follow-block enters the box and begins to descend. i 4 g i l Y i i The operation of a press thns'constructed is as follows.:` Thebox and frame, supported as described, are turned slowly by any convenient 'power'. As the box turns, the small gear-wheels g'g are rotated by contact with the large` wheel G, and turn' the.serewrods R R on each endof the box, screwingthe nuts VV up o1' doivn, as the case'niay be, and with them the arms H H, in which the trnnnions bear, and the follow-blocl lB to which ,the arms are fixed. The falloir-block is thus made to ascend lor descend through the whole length of the-bo'xfA,

as far as desired. The screw-rods project upirardiar enough to elevate'the follow-block entirely above the top ofthe box. as seen in figs. 1 and 2. -Whenin that position it can be turned over away! from the top of the box so as to completelyuncver the entrance to the box, andl remove all obstructions to the feeding of the cotton, dto., to the press. Thel arms H H working on the trun'nions v v, freely allow of this, and when the screw is operated again, and the follow-block begins to descend, the expanded upper vextremity a a'of the slots a" a intercepts the arms and guidesthem and the fcllowblock into position again. l y I have thus far been describing the press as it'works when operated as a porta-ble press. When it is desired, however, to use iti'n a gin-house'or i"n any building as a stationary press, it may be suspended near its .middle from some floor ofthe building, so as' to leave-thc np`per portion, A, of the press above, and the lower' portion below .theooix The lower crossed trimbers DFD are then to be removed, which may be easily done, es `they are constructed with a View to that purpose. Having removed them, thefoperato'r will 'then attach a suitable sweep to the large gear-wheel G, or to the short crossed timbers-22 d connect-ed with it, and apply his power by means of the sweep. l fl'hebox being stationary, and th'e wheel Gr rotating bythe power applied at the sweep, the operation of the press-will be' the saine as above described. When thefollow-bloclc is elevated-and rests on l one side of the top oi' the ,box out ofthe way, its weight will be mainly supported by the guide-pieces ai w, upon which rests a. projection from the inner side ofthe arms H H, thus pivoting the arms, as it were,.upon the guide pieces. At'the instant the power is now applied,"it. operates upon the lower extremity of the arms, pulling them down vand raising their upperends to a vertical position, thus bringing the follow-block directly over the l press-box again.- The rollers t will support the bcn incase the spindle e should'bebroiien or damaged. The

press will operate well by thus using the rollers without the spindle, tho/ugh, as before remarked. the primary object of the rollers is to steady the press, not to furpish' means for rotating it.

-Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by'Lettcrs Patent, is 1. I `olaini,.wl1en used aotton and hay-press, the combination of the stationary vertical screw-rods R R with the 'movable nut V, having the tru-unions an, and the arms-H H, for the purpose of'tnoving the follow block up and down, whileallowing it toi-be turnednside -from the top oi the prcss-box, all-the parts referred to operating substantially in thc manner and for thepu'rposes specified. i l

2. The bent arms H H attached to t-he'-`ollmv-block, and provided with ears t L, which aresupported by and pivoted upon a uut or other device, working rup and downl by the action of screw-rodsR R, substantially as and for the purpose set forth. i

` 3. The gear-wheel G, provided with the inner rim o o, and iix'ed to t'ne wooden beams d substantially as Aand for the purpose set forth.

4'. The combination'of the screw-rods .R R with atollow-block `fixed to pivotcd arms, so as to turn back away from the top of the-press-box whenV elevated above it, substantially 'as described.'

5. The combination of the vpress-bmi A with the gear-wheels G g, screw-rods R R., arms H H. and follo`wblock B, all the parts being constructed and operating together substantially in the ymanner and for theipurposes 4specified.

To the above specification of my improvement, I have signed my hand, this rst'dayof October, 1867.

' WM. RUSSELL.A v

Witnesses:

JAMES H. GRIDLEY, N. K. ELnswon'rH. 

